CVE-2022-24816
CVE-2022-24816 is a security flaw in OSGeo JAI-EXT. Attackers can run their own code on OSGeo JAI-EXT. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 26 Jun 2024.[1]
OSGeo JAI-EXT is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Fixed in version 1.1.22 of jai-ext.
Description
CISA calls it a geoServer JAI-EXT code injection in OSGeo JAI-EXT. In its words: “OSGeo GeoServer JAI-EXT contains a code injection vulnerability that, when programs use jt-jiffle and allow Jiffle script to be provided via network request, could allow remote code execution.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “JAI-EXT is an open-source project which aims to extend the Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) API. Programs allowing Jiffle script to be provided via network request can lead to a Remote Code Execution as the Jiffle script is compiled into Java code via Janino, and executed. In particular, this affects the downstream GeoServer project. Version 1.2.22 will contain a patch that disables the ability to inject malicious code into the resulting script. Users unable to upgrade may negate the ability to compile Jiffle scripts from the final application, by removing janino-x.y.z.jar from the classpath.”[2]
The underlying weakness is code injection (CWE-94), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record lists one fixed version: everything before it is affected.[2]
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| jai-ext | 1.1.22 |
Most families won’t have OSGeo JAI-EXT; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 26 Jun 2024, 805 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 17 Jul 2024 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at over 99%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
OSGeo has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.OSGeo JAI-EXT is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed (fixed in version 1.1.22 of jai-ext), or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 17 Jul 2024 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 10.0.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at over 99%.[4] |
See also
Other OSGeo flaws
- CVE-2025-58360, OSGeo GeoServer: improper restriction of XML external entity reference ·
- CVE-2024-36401, OSGeo GeoServer: geoTools eval injection ·
Other code injection flaws
- CVE-2026-0322, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-65660, Microsoft SharePoint: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-60004, Gitea: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-72530, TrueConf Server: code injection ·
- CVE-2025-62593, Ray-Project Ray: code injection ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2022-2586, Linux Kernel: use-after-free ·
- CVE-2020-13965, Roundcube Webmail: cross-site scripting (XSS) ·
Every OSGeo flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in June 2024
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “OSGeo GeoServer JAI-EXT Code Injection Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 26 Jun 2024.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2022-24816 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 13 Apr 2022.
- ^ OSGeo. Advisories and fixes: github.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.999, percentile 100.0, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2022-24816”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.